Archive: 10/07/2014
India sharply hikes 'sin tax' on cigarettes
India's finance minister introduced a double-digit hike in "sin tax" on cigarettes Thursday in his budget as the country seeks to reduce a massive death toll from tobacco use.
Jul 10, 2014
For children with pacemakers, 'self-competence' affects quality of life
For children and teens living with a cardiac pacemaker, a low sense of self-competence seems to contribute to decreased quality of life, reports a study in the July Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official ...
Jul 10, 2014
Researchers advocate for more scientific research on consciousness
Why does a relentless stream of subjective experiences normally fill your mind? Maybe that's just one of those mysteries that will always elude us.
Jul 10, 2014
What's a concussion? Review identifies four evidence-based indicators
A research review identifying the clinical indicators most strongly associated with concussion is an important first step in the process of developing evidence-based guidelines for concussion diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, ...
Jul 10, 2014
Sleep disturbances, common in Parkinson's disease, can be early indicator of disease onset
Up to 70% of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients experience sleep problems that negatively impact their quality of life. Some patients have disturbed sleep/wake patterns such as difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, ...
Jul 10, 2014
Mayo Clinic calls for standardization of safe imaging protocols for children
The benefits of medical imaging far outweigh the risks when children receive The Right Exam, ordered The Right Way, with The Right Radiation Dose. However, overuse and misuse of imaging change the benefit-risk ratio and Mayo ...
Jul 10, 2014
In the gut, immunity is a two-way street
In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that many diseases are triggered or maintained by changes in bacterial communities in the gut. However, the general view up into now has been rather simple: bacteria stimulate ...
Jul 10, 2014
New compound treats both blindness and diabetes in animal studies
In a new study led by UC San Francisco (UCSF) scientists, a chemical compound designed to precisely target part of a crucial cellular quality-control network provided significant protection, in rats and mice, against degenerative ...
Jul 10, 2014